Distributed Energy Resources, GHG Emissions, Industrial  -  August 27, 2024

Clark County School District Incorporates Electric Buses  

Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada received Blue Bird’s 2,000th electric vehicle (EV) to transition its school bus fleet to clean transportation.

CCSD, the fifth largest school district in the U.S., operates 373 schools serving more than 300,000 students. The district maintains a bus fleet of more than 1,900 vehicles and transports over 123,000 students each school day on more than 1,400 bus routes.

Blue Bird provided its most advanced All-American electric school bus to CCSD. Featuring Blue Bird’s new, extended range battery, CCSD’s milestone zero-emission vehicle can carry 84 students. Depending on the charging infrastructure, the bus takes between three and eight hours to recharge fully.

CCSD received a $9.875 million grant through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program to purchase electric school buses, including Blue Bird’s zero-emission milestone unit. This program is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) which provides a total of $5 billion over five years for clean school bus transportation nationwide.

“Today, we delivered our 2,000th electric, zero-emission school bus in North America. We are thrilled to celebrate this major industry milestone with Clark County School District. Blue Bird is recognized as the undisputed leader in the field of clean student transportation. Electric school buses mean cleaner air to breathe for students, drivers, and the community at large,” said Britton Smith, president at Blue Bird Corporation, in a statement. “Local, state, and federal funding for clean school buses remains at an historic high. Above all, we applaud the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for accelerating the adoption of zero-emission student transportation nationwide and for helping to usher in an unprecedented era of technology innovation.” 

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